The Bishop's Blog
Visiting Iglesia Episcopal Immanuel, El Monte
The Ethiopian official was in Gaza, on a wilderness road from Jerusalem on the way south toward Sinai, Egypt, and home. He was pondering the words of Isaiah. Since he was rich, in charge of the...
Daily prayer: HFS Adoption & Foster Care 75th Anniversary
Gracious and loving God, for 75 years of HFS Adoption & Foster Care, for the 75 adoptee stories we’re collecting this anniversary year, and for 75×75 lives transformed in ways we’ll never fully...
Visits with the next generation, Changeist and more
During check-in with five girls ages 7-14 from Iglesia Episcopal de La Magdalena in Glendale, who visited me Saturday at St. Paul's Commons, Echo Park along with their parish leaders, including...
Daily prayer: Fifth Sunday of Easter
Almighty God, whom truly to know is everlasting life: Grant us so perfectly to know your Son Jesus Christ to be the way, the truth, and the life, that we may steadfastly follow his steps in the way...
Passover Shabbat
My scrapbook from Passover Shabbat last night at Ahavat Torah, which nests at St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Mar Vista thanks to the hospitality of the Rev. Jennifer Wagner Pavia and her fellow...
Daily prayer: Zita
Merciful God, who has given to us all things necessary for life and godliness; Grant that we, like your servant Zita, may be faithful in the exercise of our duties and that, whatever you give us to...
Daily prayer: For the healing of division
O God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, our only Savior, the Prince of Peace: Give us grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions; take away all hatred...
Protests and priorities
Universities under siege over the Gaza war bring it all back for us Vietnam-era college-educated boomers. Back then, you could be for Vietnamese self-determination, the U.S. minding its own...
Daily prayer: Mark the Evangelist
Almighty God, by the hand of Mark the evangelist you have given to your Church the Gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God: We thank you for this witness, and pray that we may be firmly grounded in...
Sunday without a priest? Feeding the people with the Word
[The Episcopal News] The problem with the deacon’s mass? It’s the name itself, for one thing. It’s true that, according to the catechism and church tradition, deacons have assisted priests and...
Daily prayer: For the candidates for presiding bishop
Gracious and loving God, lift up Dan, DeDe, Rob, Scott, and Sean, called as candidates for the next presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, as they meet with their bishop colleagues today at St....
People at their best
It’s encouraging to see people at their best. It’s like getting a glimpse of God’s love. Halfway through a Tuesday morning flight to Charlotte, where most bishops in The Episcopal Church are...